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Favorite instructional photography books

July 6, 2007 Favorites

I’ve always enjoyed the “listmania” entries at Amazon.com, so I’ve decided to start my own series of favorites and lists here as well. These are not meant to be absolute truths, but simply opinions and thoughts based on my own experiences. My goal is not only to get me thinking about different aspects of my [...]

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Creative Flow

April 12, 2007 Favorites

I read an interesting blog post over on the FineArtViews Blog about how important it is to maintain creative inertia, or flow. In my own creative efforts, whether photography, writing, or marketing, the more I commit each day, the easier it becomes to keep the ideas flowing and inspired. I notice this clearly when I’m [...]

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Photography with a purpose

March 29, 2007 Favorites

There is a article in the NY Times website this week about a profound photography show by James Nachtwey, currently on display at the United Nations and 401 Projects in the West Village. The show, called “The Sacrifice”, is mostly of the war injured in Iraq. I’ve talked about expression and emotional meaning in my [...]

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Feature Article: Digital Manipulation – The Reality

March 20, 2007 Favorites

I am often asked whether I digitally enhance my images, be it in Photoshop or other digital manipulation program, and I always answer absolutel. I’ve often been told by other photographers “you must be a Photoshop expert”, or some similar comment to that effect. I don’t resent such comments and assumptions, because I’ve worked extremely [...]

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